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Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive laser welded titanium case. Control circuitry is located within the case, and includes a primary cell or rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the rechargeable power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

A conductor-connecting washer arranged between two conductors to electrically connect the two conductors includes a metal plate portion including a washer hole in the middle and 24 or more contact protrusions integrally formed on each of both surfaces of the plate portion, 16 or more of which are bent alternately toward each of both surface sides along the outer circumference of the plate portion and 8 or more of which are bent alternately toward each of both surface sides along the inner circumference of the washer hole.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination thereof. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case. The control circuitry includes a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. The improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination thereof. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

There is provided a pipe joint structure wherein a proximal insert portion (20a) of an attachment pipe (20) is inserted into and secured to a base pipe (12). This pipe joint structure comprises: a cylindrical rotational operating member (30) rotatably and externally fitted on the base pipe; and a pin-shaped projection (25) which is radially protruded from the proximal insert portion of the attachment pipe; wherein the rotational operating member is provided, on an inner circumferential surface thereof, with a spiral pulling / pushing groove (35) enabling the pin-shaped projection to be introduced therein through a cut-out portion (16) formed at a distal portion (12a) of the base pipe, thereby enabling the attachment pipe to be pulled into the base pipe through the displacement of the pin-shaped projection along the groove as the rotational operating member is rotated in one direction and enabling the attachment pipe to be pushed out of the base pipe through the displacement of the pin-shaped projection along the groove as the rotational operating member is rotated in the opposite direction.

An exchangeable cutting head that is inserted into a mounting hole formed on a tool body, screwed on a mounting screw section provided on a bottom portion of the mounting hole, and is attached removably to the tool body, the exchangeable cutting head includes: a cutting head body including: a cutting portion provided at a front-end section; a mounting portion provided at a rear-end section and inserted into the mounting hole; and an engaging hole having an inner-peripheral face on which a recessed portion is formed, the cutting head body being made of a hard material; and a connection member including: a shaft portion that is inserted into the engaging hole, includes an outer periphery attached firmly to the inner-peripheral face of the engaging hole, and is engaged with the inner-peripheral face; a head screw section screwed with the mounting screw section; and a hole section formed inside of the head screw section and the shaft portion and along a center line of the shaft portion, the connection member being made of a metal material having a degree of hardness lower than a degree of hardness of the hard material and the connection member being connected to the cutting head body.

The present invention concerns a wind energy plant for generation of alternating current with a tower constructed of several tower segments, a generator arranged in the region of the top of the tower, a power module arranged in the region of the base of the tower, and current carrying means for transferred current from the generator to the power module. In order to enable faster, easier and thereby cheaper erection of the wind energy plant, it is provided in accordance with the present invention that the current carrying means be premounted in the tower segments in segmented form.

The present invention provides a protector and a fluid filter using the protector in which the protector, which supports a cylindrical filter element so as to prevent the filter element from being crashed, can be assembled easily by a manual operation, the number of components of the protector can be reduced, and the protector can be assembled easily even with differing length. A fluid filter comprising a protector for supporting a filter element, the protector includes a support having a cylindrical portion and a first joint portion, a pedestal having a pedestal main body and a second joint portion joined to the first joint portion, a valve body provided in a valve body housing portion, and a spring that biases the valve body to a through hole side, wherein the first joint portion and the second joint portion are connected to each other by a snap fit structure.

A battery pack having a battery in which a battery case and a cap of a sealing plate sealing an open end of the battery case serve as connection electrodes of opposite polarities, a terminal unit including external connection terminals respectively connected to these connection electrodes and an insulating cover integrally formed therewith, the terminal unit covering at least one end of the battery case, and a resilient member interposed between one end of the battery case and the terminal unit in a compressed state. In the manufacturing method of this battery pack, the dimension between the terminal unit and the other end of the battery case is controlled when fixing the terminal unit with the battery case. The battery pack thus has a simple and low cost configuration and yet exhibits high reliability in terms of the connection state of the external connection terminals when set in a portable electronic device.

A multilayer electronic component comprises a plurality of matrix layers and a plurality of inner electrodes. The matrix layers and inner electrodes are alternately laminated. The plurality of inner electrodes include first electrodes and second electrodes opposing the first electrode while alternating with the matrix layers. Each matrix layer is formed with a plurality of first through hole electrodes for electrically connecting different first electrodes to each other, and a plurality of second through hole electrodes for electrically connecting different second electrodes to each other.

Disclosed herein is an electronic circuit package includes a substrate, an electronic component mounted on a surface of the substrate, a magnetic mold resin covering the surface of the substrate so as to embed therein the electronic component, a metal film covering the magnetic mold resin, and a magnetic film covering the metal film. The magnetic mold resin includes a resin material, and a magnetic filler blended in the resin material, the magnetic filler containing Fe and 32 wt. % or more and 39 wt. % or less of a metal material composed mainly of Ni.

A semiconductor integrated circuit device has two semiconductor integrated circuit chips (20 and 30) respectively provided with a plurality of PADs (40a-40e, 41a-41e and 42a-42d), a plurality of LEADs (50a-50d) disposed around arrays of the semiconductor integrated circuit chips, and a plurality of bonding wires (60a-60e and 61a-61d). The plurality of bonding wires are connected so as not to straddle one semiconductor integrated circuit chip (30) and allow wiring between the PADs (40a-40e) of the other semiconductor integrated circuit chip (20) and the LEADs (50a-50d).

The invention relates to an apparatus for optically analysing samples contained in sample sites of a sample holder, the apparatus comprising a first light source and at least one second light source, a monochromator having an input to which first light source is optically connected or connectable and an output for monochromatized light, light guiding means for guiding light originating from the first and from the at least one second light sources to the sample sites, and a detector for detecting light from the sample sites. According to the invention, the apparatus further comprises a light relay comprising a first input optically connected to the output of the monochromator, at least one second input optically connected or connectable to a second light source such that the light from the second light source by-passes the monochromator, and a first output for guiding light from selected input of the light relay to the sample sites. By means of the invention, a versatile sample analyser can be achieved in a cost-effective manner.

A luer connector is described that is angled away from the patient's scalp in the direction of the drip assembly line. In the preferred embodiment, the luer connector has a female luer connector that mates with a male luer connector on the drip assembly line. The luer connector also has a hollow protrusion that extends into a catheter thereby allowing the luer connector to be fluidly connected to the catheter. A fluid passage is formed through the angled luer connector from the female luer connector, through the body of the angled luer connector and through the hollow protrusion. The luer connector has a pair of “wings” that extend outwardly from the luer connector and allow the luer connector to be sutured to the patient's scalp.

Disclosed herein is an electronic circuit package includes: a substrate having a power supply pattern; an electronic component mounted on a surface of the substrate; a mold resin covering the surface of the substrate so as to embed therein the electronic component; a laminated structure of a magnetic film and a metal film, the laminated structure covering at least an upper surface of the molding resin. The metal film is connected to the power supply pattern, and a resistance value at an interface between the magnetic film and the metal film is equal to or larger than 106Ω.

In order to improve a surgical screw container comprising a receiving part and a closure part mounted thereon so as to be movable, wherein the receiving part has at least two screw receptacles for accommodating at least two bone screws, wherein the closure part can be brought relative to the receiving part into at least one closure position, in which none of the screw receptacles is accessible for the introduction or removal of a bone screw, such that any loss of screws from the screw container can be practically ruled out it is suggested that the closure part can be brought from the at least one closure position into at least two removal positions, in each of which only a single screw receptacle is accessible for the introduction or removal of a single bone screw.

A construction system includes a plurality of construction elements having body member and a plurality of coupling members, each of said coupling members having an exterior portion and an interior locking device of hermaphroditic type. The interior locking device includes protrusions and a receiving block. A first coupling member belonging to one construction element can interlock with a second coupling member belonging to another element, so that the protrusions of the first coupling member resiliently deflect away from each other and subsequently retract, and settle, into provided recesses in the receiving block of the second element. Concurrently, the protrusions of the second coupling member settle into corresponding recesses in the receiving block of the first coupling member. Applications of the construction system in toy construction sets, construction puzzles and board games are provided.

A communication system includes a first electronic device and at least one second electronic device. The second electronic device has a communication function section having a function for performing communication and an identification image presentation section which provides, at a position that can be captured from outside, an identification image having device information including the type of a communication standard for the communication to be performed by the communication function section. The first electronic device has a control section and a display section, and the control section acquires the device information from a captured image of the identification image, and causes a combination image that is a combination of an image of the second electronic device and image information correspond to the device information to be displayed on the display section.

Convertible pompons having ornamental arrays such as fluffy projections at opposite ends of baton handles are constructed from pompon halves with half handles incorporating coupling mechanisms for connecting and disconnecting the handle halves. The half handle of one pompon half can be connected with the half handles of a plurality of other pompon halves to assemble the convertible pompons, and the pompon halves of the assembled convertible pompons can be separated and recombined with other pompon halves to provide a yet wider choice of convertible pompons.